At least once throughout the week I stroll past the doors of Indigo toward The Table and place a donation, a price at which I'm able to give with dignity, in the small, silver box and ask for a cup of soup. If unable to pay, I can "pay it forward" with an hour of service to the community at Indigo or elsewhere. This seems to be such a blessing as our country and world is in a recession and I'm also a poor college student. Although food is a necessity, I believe community involvement and social awareness is the most important rational when making the decision of where to go for lunch.
Never being able to make a decision no matter how small, I'm once again cemented in place as there are two wonderful soups to choose from. Hmm... Moroccan Tomato with a hint of peanut butter or should I go for something with a little more kick like Curried Vegetable Stew? Luckily, the volunteers behind the Cultiva coffee bar tell me I can come back for a second helping of bread and soup, enabling me to try both.
The soup is graciously sold at cost to The Table from The Cup as well as the sliced wheat and white baguettes baked daily from Bread and Cup. Just as the soups are always full of variety, so are the people that take their places at the table. Two long, black tables usually holding books are pushed together so we may eat wholesome and nutritious food together as an authentic community, including chatter from everyone within the walls of this local bookstore. Every weekday during the hours of 11:30-1:30, we as the people of the community have the opportunity to take time out of our busy lives to enjoy a warm cup of soup and connect ourselves with the very issues of hunger and poverty confronting society together.
Peace,
Adrienne
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